September 1992. The Aegean Sea. Photo from the archives of A. Andreev.

Country: Canada.
Class, [Type]: Restigoushe, [FF].
Homeport: Halifax.

Builder: Davie Shipbuilding & Reparing, Canada.
Laid down: 30 April 1953.
Launch date: 3 June 1957.
Commission date: 17 February 1959.
Decommission date: 24 May 1996.

Displacement ( tons ): 2400 standard, 2900 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 113 x 12,8 x 4,3.
Main machinery: 1 x geared turbine ( 30000 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 28.
Range ( miles ): 4750 at 14 knots.
Complement: 214 ( 13 officers ).

Guns: 2 x 2 Mk6 Vickers 76mm.
A/S Weapons: 1 x 8 Mk112 ASROC, 1 x 3 Mk10 Limbo.
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm Mk32 ( Mk46 torpedoes ).

Radars: Air: SPS-502; Surface: SPS-10D; Navigation: Sperry Mk127; Fire Control: SPG-48.
Sonars: SQS-505.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1992